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Weather in Gamewell, North Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gamewell, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
32%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Gamewell, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
46°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
L 39°H 77°
Gamewell, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    90°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    93°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    85%
    79°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    63°59°
Gamewell, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 54°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the s.
Gamewell, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gamewell, NC
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Gamewell, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gamewell, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:44 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gamewell, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gamewell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Gamewell

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.